Today’s Song: Weezer’s “Get Right” is the Perfect Bummer Song

Weezer’s latest album Pacific Daydream (10/27/17 via Crush Music) is able to capture the go-lucky feelings of summer, even on the coldest days of winter. The album falls in line with Weezer’s newer pop sound. “Get Right” matches the pop sound of the records, but falls short of capturing truly happy summer vibes, offering the perfect twist to an otherwise upbeat album.

I’ve been spending time aloneThinking ’bout the things that could’ve beenIt’s harder on my ownI didn’t think it would turn out like thisI made a shrine with pictures of youI tried and tried to get to the truthBut I’m afraid to lookAnd choosing one means losing all the rest

Listen: “Get Right” – Weezer

Written by frontman Rivers Cuomo and Jonny Coffer, the song recounts a relationship that never officially ended – possibly a summer fling. While the other person was ready to move on and accept the unofficial ending of the relationship, Cuomo wasn’t. It seems that Cuomo went into the endeavor wanting more than the other person, as he says, “why won’t you tell me it’s over/ why wouldn’t you tell me; I already know the answer.”

Cuomo saw a lot of potential in the relationship, singing “I’ve been spending time alone / thinking ‘bout things that could’ve been.” He stays optimistic that the other person is waiting, somewhere.

Pacific Daydream – Weezer

I know you’re out there waiting for me thereBut I don’t know if I can get rightI know you’re out there waiting for me thereBut I don’t know if I can get by

Cuomo knows the relationship is over, but hates to admit it. He knows that if he accepts the truth, there is no possibility of the two getting back together, but he doesn’t want to look for that truth because “choosing one means losing all the rest.”

Cuomo sings about falling in love with this person, but being nearly meaningless to them, as he was left in their phone as the man “with alligator shoes.”

Raise your candle highI would never turn my back on youI’m your tiger burning brightEven for just a day or twoThere’s something you should probably knowI hate to be the man in your phoneWith alligator shoesCause I really am in love with you

Cuomo hopes this person will come back because he doesn’t know if he can “get right” without them.

The subtle admission of falling in love in a dead-end relationship is tasteful. “Get Right” is perfectly placed as the bummer relationship song in an upbeat, summery album. Weezer’s track is full of warmth and light, yet balanced with uncertainty and heartache that resonate loud and clear through these colder winter months.

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